Zamora also said he has seen firsthand how vaping can help customers kick their cigarette habit.

"I've had customers come in reeking of cigarettes and then a couple weeks later they smell like vape coming in and they're like 'hey man' 'thank you'," he said.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released results of the Colorado Healthy Kids Survey
earlier this year, which showed Colorado ranked the highest for youth vaping out of 37 states surveyed across the United States.

According to the survey, only 7 percent of high school students currently smoke cigarettes, while 27 percent said they vape nicotine. The statewide school survey shows 87 percent of Colorado high school students think cigarette smoking is risky, but only 50 percent believe those risks apply to vaping nicotine.

The CDPHE said a separate, more comprehensive state survey shows about half of Colorado high school students have tried vaping nicotine, don’t see it as risky and think vaping products are easy to get, even though it is illegal to purchase them as minors.

While no one seems to argue, teen vaping is a problem. It's what we do about it that's still creating controversy.

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